Table 2.
Frequency of Histopathological Diagnosis in Lymph Node Biopsies at KCH from July 2011 to February 2013
| DIAGNOSIS | N | % |
| Pediatric patients (<16 years) |
58 | |
| Malignant | 15 | 25.9% |
| Benign Mass | 15 | 25.9% |
| Non-diagnostic | 7 | 12.1% |
| Non-tuberculous infection |
5 | 8.6% |
| Reactive adenopathy | 5 | 8.6% |
| Normal Tissue | 5 | 8.6% |
| TB | 4 | 6.9% |
| Other process | 2 | 3.5% |
|
Adult Patients (16+ years) |
118 | |
| Malignant | 41 | 34.8% |
| Benign mass | 25 | 21.2% |
| Non-tuberculous infection | 17 | 14.4% |
| Non-diagnostic | 13 | 11.0% |
| Reactive adenopathy | 7 | 5.9% |
| Normal tissue | 7 | 5.9% |
| TB | 6 | 5.1% |
| Other process | 2 | 1.7% |
| Total | 176 |
*
Age is missing in three cases, therefore percentages are based on totals excluding missing patients.